IP Library Granted Patent US 10,908,811
Granted Patent B1
US 10,908,811 · App. 16/717,183 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

System and method for improving a graphical menu

Inventors: Parminder Singh Sethi (Ludhian, IN); Madhuri Dwarakanath (Bangalore, IN); Avinash Vishwanath (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
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Patent No.
US 10,908,811
App. No.
16/717,183
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A system capacitively senses a swiping motion to a touch sensitive display, determines a length associated with the swiping motion to the touch sensitive display, and displays a menu of options based on the length associated with the swiping motion. The system capacitively senses inputs to the touch sensitive display that correspond to selections from the menu, determines probabilities associated with the options, and modifies the menu based on the probabilities.

Claims (43)

1. A method, comprising:

capacitively sensing, by an information handling system, an input to a touch sensitive display;

determining, by the information handling system, a length associated with the input to the touch sensitive display;

determining, by the information handling system, a software application associated with the input to the touch sensitive display;

identifying, by the information handling system, a menu of options by querying an electronic database for the length and for the software application associated with the input to the touch sensitive display, the electronic database electronically associating menus to lengths and software applications including the menu of options associated with the length and for the software application associated with the input to the touch sensitive display;

displaying, on the touch sensitive display, the menu of options;

capacitively sensing, by the information handling system, inputs to the touch sensitive display that correspond to selections from the menu of options;

determining, by the information handling system, a preferred option from the menu of options based on the software application and a direction of the inputs to the touch sensitive display that correspond to the selections; and

modifying the menu of options based on the preferred option.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a graphical user interface.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a listing of content.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising ranking the options in the menu of options based on the software application and inputs.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing at least one of the options in the menu of options.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising actively displaying the preferred option.

7. A system comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory device storing instructions that when executed by the hardware processor perform operations, the operations including:

capacitively sensing a swiping motion to a touch sensitive display;

determining a length associated with the swiping motion to the touch sensitive display;

determining a software application associated with the input to the touch sensitive display;

identifying a menu of options by querying an electronic database for the length and for the software application associated with the input to the touch sensitive display, the electronic database electronically associating menus to lengths and software applications including the menu of options associated with the length and for the software application associated with the input to the touch sensitive display;

displaying the menu of options;

capacitively sensing inputs to the touch sensitive display that correspond to selections from the menu of options;

determining an option of the options in the menu of options based on the software application and a direction of the inputs to the touch sensitive display that correspond to the selections; and

modifying the menu of options based on the option.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the operations further include determining probabilities associated with the options in the menu of options.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the operations further include reducing the options in the menu of options based on probabilities associated with the options.

10. A memory device storing instructions that when executed by a hardware processor perform operations, the operations including:

presenting a listing of content by a touch sensitive display;

capacitively sensing an input to the touch sensitive display;

interpreting the input as a selection of an entry in the listing of content presented by the touch sensitive display;

capacitively sensing a swiping motion along the entry in the listing of content;

determining a length associated with the swiping motion;

determining a software application associated with the swiping motion;

identifying a menu of options by querying an electronic database for the length and for the software application associated with the swiping motion, the electronic database electronically associating menus to lengths and software applications including the menu of options associated with the length and for the software application associated with the input to the touch sensitive display;

displaying the menu of options by the touch sensitive display;

capacitively sensing inputs to the touch sensitive display that correspond to selections from the menu of options;

determining an option of the options in the menu of options based on the software application and a direction of the inputs to the touch sensitive display that correspond to the selections; and

modifying the menu of options based on the option.

11. The memory device of claim 10 , wherein the operations further include determining probabilities associated with the options in the menu of options.

12. The memory device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further include capacitively sensing a selection of the option.

13. The memory device of claim 12 , wherein the operations further include executing the option.

14. The memory device of claim 10 , wherein the operations further include reducing the options in the menu of options based on probabilities associated with the options.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053311/0169) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060438/0742 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 071642/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (052216/0758) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 060438/0680 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AF REEL 052243 FRAME 0773 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 058001/0152 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053311/0169 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053546/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 26, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 052243/0773 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Mar 24, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052216/0758 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2019
From: SETHI, PARMINDER SINGH; DWARAKANATH, MADHURI; VISHWANATH, AVINASH
To: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
Reel/Frame 051328/0614 →